# Accident 19891117045959A: Beech V35B, Momence, IL, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Momence, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1602° N, 87.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1602&lon=-87.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1809W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809W-2004-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 239 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ENGINE EN ROUTE. GEAR UP LANDING. A PISTON WITH WORN RINGS BLEW A HOLE AND PUMPED OIL OUT BREATHER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA039), Nov 18, 1989: Beech V35B (N1809W), Momence, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: GRADUAL TOTAL FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION DURING A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY OPERATION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT GEAR-UP FORCED LANDING ON A FROZEN FIELD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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